The new paper bills suck.
Never mind the new security features. Never mind the addition of Philippine "icons" into the bill. What ultimately turned me off about the bills were the designs themselves.
Just two observations. First, the designs make it look as if the Central Bank had printer problems. Though designed expertly (?) by Design Systemat and Studio 5, the bills look as if they've suffered through ink bleeds and poor color printing. The dominant colors look so dominant, totally unlike the nuanced, more professional-looking tones of the old bills. Only a grade-schooler would play such colors with such abandon.
Second, the faces in the new bills look so...young. For instance, Manuel Quezon looks like he's in his 20's. Although there is clearly nothing wrong with an ageless face, the fact remains that the BSP chose to portray a man at an age when he has done nothing yet. I would prefer that the public witness the face of Manuel Quezon when he was already a statesman because that is what the public should remember: the face of an accomplished public servant, with wrinkles and furrows, not a cherubim face better seen on a magazine than on a currency bill.
So there you have it: my objections. I rest my case now but I still have to live with the truth that these new bills are here to stay.
Never mind the new security features. Never mind the addition of Philippine "icons" into the bill. What ultimately turned me off about the bills were the designs themselves.
Just two observations. First, the designs make it look as if the Central Bank had printer problems. Though designed expertly (?) by Design Systemat and Studio 5, the bills look as if they've suffered through ink bleeds and poor color printing. The dominant colors look so dominant, totally unlike the nuanced, more professional-looking tones of the old bills. Only a grade-schooler would play such colors with such abandon.
Second, the faces in the new bills look so...young. For instance, Manuel Quezon looks like he's in his 20's. Although there is clearly nothing wrong with an ageless face, the fact remains that the BSP chose to portray a man at an age when he has done nothing yet. I would prefer that the public witness the face of Manuel Quezon when he was already a statesman because that is what the public should remember: the face of an accomplished public servant, with wrinkles and furrows, not a cherubim face better seen on a magazine than on a currency bill.
So there you have it: my objections. I rest my case now but I still have to live with the truth that these new bills are here to stay.
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